Wow that's great artwork, I really like Tomislav. I didn't buy the limited at $225 since the book isn't signed by King but at $85 for the artist edition I may pick this one up just to get Tomislav's work.
You mentioned "another" sneak peak. Are there more illustrations to share?
Carrie is rolling at the printer, and we'll have a better idea soon when they'll be finished, but in the meantime we wanted to share this 3-D mock-up of the Gift Edition our cover designer created. This image can't show the texture of the slipcase material, but we're pleased with how the production came together:
For those of you who ordered CARRIE from us, today's production update that we're sending you will have another sneak peek at the 'SALEM'S LOT artwork and it might just be my favorite piece yet... Watch your email this afternoon!
While collecting King limited editions depends a lot on budget and preference -
As for the CD Doubleday set - if one gets the numbered TRAYCASED versions with all MATCHING numbers - you might have something that gets desirable and hence - more valuable over time.
The approval traycase for the Numbered Artist Edition arrived this week and I think it turned out great. The printer's delivery date keeps slipping, but we'll have the warehouse ready to ship the Gift Edition and the Numbered Artist Edition as soon as those are done. We're doing something different with the traycase for the Lettered Artist Edition, a design we've never used before for any book, and they'll be able to start those cases once we have the actual books. (We can't start sooner because the books are bound by hand with hand-inserted spine hubs, so there's no way to get a proper sizing without a finished book.)